All Building articles in 17 April 2015
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Comment
Adjudication: Galliford Try Building Limited vs Estura Limited
Before Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart in the TCC. Judgment delivered 27 February 2015
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Features
Image of the week: Selfie on site
In the last in our series of prime-minister-in-a-hard-hat-on-site photos before the election David Cameron poses with workers at an M S site in Longbridge, West Midlands
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Features
Image of the week: 'Say what…?'
Prime minister David Cameron (right) talks to an apprentice during a visit to a construction site in Leeds
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News
House buyers undeterred by election, says Taylor Wimpey
Housebuilder says underlying demand for new homes is “high” despite the impending election
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News
Guggenheim shortlisted architects unveil final designs
Plans go on public display as museum praises entries of 15 others
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News
Brookfield Multiplex wins £150m Saatchi building job
Contractor beats high-profile rivals to become preferred bidder on prestigious Derwent scheme
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News
Sellafield workers vote for industrial action
Dispute over union representation at Sellafield continues
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Comment
Retentions: Fit for purpose?
There have been problems with retentions ever since they were introduced to ensure builders finished a job to a good standard. But finding an alternative has proved elusive
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Features
Image of the week: Playing to a home crowd
Prime minister David Cameron visits London building site earlier this week after Conservatives propose extending the right to buy
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Comment
Hansom: Reasons to be cheerful
Happiness has broken out on the UK’s building sites, it seems (are they putting something in the tea?). Plus, tall towers, oversized sculptures, fantasy drama and Iain Duncan Smith. Happy?
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News
F+G recruits Ministry of Justice BIM guru Stocks
Consultant appoints UK’s foremost experts on BIM to head public sector business
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Comment
The BIM race
Research shows that the overall number of firms saying they use BIM has dropped in the last year - should we be worried?
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Comment
Contract variations: Crystal balls at the ready
A dispute with Winchester council over changes made to a 10-year-old development agreement could lead to local authorities attempting to pre-empt contract variations
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Features
Sketch of the week: Astana storyboard
This week’s sketch is by Mike Oades, director with Atomik Architecture
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News
Gleeds poaches Aecom London QS boss
Jon Dedman tasked with growing the Gleeds building services team
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Features
This week in 1997
The Nottingham Centre for Industrial and Medical Informatics has one of the first 3D CAD systems in the country
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Features
BIM survey results: Levelling off?
The government is backing it. Firms are paying top dollar for people that can do it. So why does the number of firms using building information modelling actually seem to be falling?